Vegetation Management Program Prescribed Burning Cost Coverage

How it works

The County of Los Angeles Fire Department’s Vegetation Management Program includes prescribed fire as one of its fuel-management methods. The page says State Senate Bill 1704 grants the department the authority to burn brush-covered lands to reduce hazardous wildfire conditions.

What the money covers

A private landowner may have up to 90% of the costs incurred for prescribed burning covered by the Vegetation Management Program. The page lists qualifying primary objectives for the burn as conversion of brush-covered areas into grazing land, fire prevention and structure protection, watershed protection and conservation, or range and forage improvement.

Important conditions

The page says that if all terms of the burning permit are followed and the fire escapes, fire suppression costs will be covered under a third-party liability policy of insurance. The page also notes that prescribed fires are carried out only under specific weather and fuel conditions.

How it fits into the broader program

The Vegetation Management Program is described as an ongoing County effort to reduce fire hazards in wildland areas through fuel management, including prescribed fire, biological control, mechanical brush removal, hand clearing, and chemical application. The page gives background that the program was created in 1979.

Timing and status

No application window or deadline is stated on the page. The program is described as ongoing.